Category: Life Issues

Help Others

Posted February 6, 2018 - Helping Others, Humility

There is a section in all bookstores titled, "Self-Help." Imagine what the world would be like if there was a section titled, "Help Others?"

— Simon Sinek —

There is a section in all bookstores titled, “Self-Help.” Imagine what the world would be like if there was a section titled, “Help Others.”

Present Focus

Posted February 4, 2018 - Focus

I finally learned to live in the present and focus only on those things which were going to make me a better person...what a great lesson that has been.

— JMeyer —

I finally learned to live in the present and focus only on those things which were going to make me a better person…what a great lesson that has been…

No and Focus

Posted February 3, 2018 - Focus

The most powerful focus-protecting word that a human being needs to carry in his or her toolbox at all times is 'NO'.

— JMeyer —

The most powerful focus-protecting word that a human being needs to carry in his or her toolbox at all times is ‘NO’…

Answers to Problems

Posted February 1, 2018 - Focus

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems-not people; to focus your energies on answers-not excuses.

— William Arthur Ward —

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems-not people; to focus your energies on answers-not excuses…

Control and Focus

Posted January 31, 2018 - Focus

The biggest waste of focus is focusing on people, places and things you have no control over and therefore cannot change. If you want to focus on something, focus on changing you.

— JMeyer —

The biggest waste of focus is focusing on people, places and things you have no control over and therefore cannot change. If you want to focus on something, focus on changing you…

Action over Fear and Worry

Posted January 28, 2018 - Action, Effort, Faith, Worry/Anxiety

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

— Dale Carnegie —

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy…

Faith or Worry

Posted January 26, 2018 - Faith, Worry/Anxiety

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

— Henry Ward Beecher —

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith…

Self Control

Posted January 25, 2018 - Discipline

The difference between want and need is self control.

— Unknown —

The difference between want and need is self control…

Study and Prepare

Posted January 21, 2018 - Discipline, Habits

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation.

— Horace —

Proverbs 15:14, “A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.” (NLT)

Excellence

Posted January 19, 2018 - Discipline

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

— Colin Powell —

What a great quote from a great man! How are you when it comes to taking care of the little matters? Paying attention to the smallest details is often the difference between good and excellent. Prayer for the day-Heavenly Father, please give me the desire to do the little things with excellence, regardless of how…

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